Artificial Intelligence Corroborates COVID-19 treatment by Chloroquine, Remdesivir, Favipiravir and Umifenovir
Deep Learning – it is the artificial intelligence (AI) that powers today’s self driving cars, chatbots, personal assistants (such as Alexa, Cortana, Siri etc.), facial recognition in social media and law enforcement agencies. The collaboration between Prof. Angshul Majumdar of IIIT Delhi and Prof. Emilie Chouzenoux of INRIA, Saclay, Paris, harnesses the power of deep […]
Read More →COVID-19 impact: 73%companies introduced salary cuts, middle-level managers suffered most
New Delhi, 29 September 2020: About 73% of Indian firms resorted to salary cuts to keep their business going amid the tough COVID-19 situation, found a recent survey conducted by TimesJobs. About 1,385 HR managers working in different industries participated in the survey and said that the middle management level suffered the steepest pay cuts. […]
Read More →Dassault Systèmes Unveils 3DEXPERIENCE Edu, Driving a New Era of Experience-Based Learning for the Workforce of the Future
VELIZY-VILLACOUBLAY— Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) today unveiled 3DEXPERIENCE Edu, its new ambition to help students and professionals thrive in the workplace with in-demand industry skills for sustainable innovation. With 3DEXPERIENCE Edu, Dassault Systèmes will drive its key role in building the workforce of the future by opening up new possibilities on the 3DEXPERIENCE […]
Read More →Universities to follow shorter winter & summer vacations and 6-day week for AY 2020-21
New Delhi, 29 September 2020: COVID 19 pandemic has prompted the University of Grants Commission to revise the Academic Year Calendar 2020-21. The New Academic Year will commence from 01 November 2020 to 30 August 2021 for 1st year Under Graduate and Post Graduate students. The UGC has asked all the universities may follow a […]
Read More →World Tourism Day: Reviving Travel and Tourism Industry in the Post- COVID-19 World
New Delhi, Delhi, India : JICA India commemorated World Tourism Day with its support to the pandemic-hit industry. The Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism and Hospitality (FAITH), has sharply raised the estimated industry’s losses for FY20 to ₹15 trillion owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] With the way virus is spreading in India, the supply […]
Read More →NVIDIA to Host Digital GTC in October Featuring Keynote From CEO Jensen Huang and Continuous Programming Around the World
Bangalore : NVIDIA announced that it will be hosting its GPU Technology Conference, running Oct. 5-9, and featuring a recorded keynote address by CEO and founder Jensen Huang. GTC will feature the latest innovations in AI, data science, graphics, high-performance and edge computing, networking, autonomous machines and VR for a broad range of industries and […]
Read More →Salesforce Grants USD 240,000 Impacting over 15,000 People Across India
Mumbai :-Salesforce, the global leader in CRM, today announced USD $240,000 in grants to six NGO’s across India focused on bridging inequalities in society and making education and nutrition accessible during these unprecedented times. The grants will go to six organisations — The Akshaya Patra Foundation, United Way of Hyderabad, Anthill Creations Foundation, Goonj, SOS […]
Read More →Spirit of Wipro Run Brings Together Thousands of Participants Globally
Bangalore: Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company, today organized the 15th edition of the ‘Spirit of Wipro’ (SOW) Run globally with thousands of participants across 35 countries, running separately, yet together in spirit, at a time of their choosing. The theme for this […]
Read More →India Happiness Report 2020: State Happiness Rankings, Impact of COVID-19 and Thought Leaders’ Insights
Gurugram:-The first all India Happiness Report covering all States and Union Territories measuring happiness across the country, what contributes to people’s happiness, the impact of COVID-19 on happiness, and insights from thought leaders. The study is based on a nationwide survey covering 16,950 people between March and July 2020 by Professor Rajesh K Pillania. He […]
Read More →Self Help Groups and their federations of DAY-NRLM, MoRD participating actively in Rashtriya POSHAN Maah 2020 to improve awareness on health and nutrition issues across the country
September month is celebrated as Rashtriya POSHAN Maah each year to give momentum to convergence and behaviour change efforts as envisioned under the POSHAN Abhiyaan (2018), Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment to reduce undernutrition in adolescents, pregnant and lactating mothers and children. To celebrate this year’s Rashtriya POSHAN Maah, all the necessary advisories […]
Read More →Self Help Groups and their federations of DAY-NRLM, MoRD participating actively in Rashtriya POSHAN Maah 2020 to improve awareness on health and nutrition issues across the country
September month is celebrated as Rashtriya POSHAN Maah each year to give momentum to convergence and behaviour change efforts as envisioned under the POSHAN Abhiyaan (2018), Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment to reduce undernutrition in adolescents, pregnant and lactating mothers and children. To celebrate this year’s Rashtriya POSHAN Maah, all the necessary advisories […]
Read More →Novel COVID-19 Breathalyzer Has Potential as Screening Tool
COVID-19 testing is a key step in gaining control over the spread of the pandemic. Current molecular COVID-19 tests entail swab samples, shipping the samples to lab facilities, and a time-consuming laboratory procedure to determine results. As a result, there is a delay of several to many days between when tests are taken, and results […]
Read More →Merck Foundation and First Ladies of Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, The Gambia, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Sierra Leone, Zambia and Zimbabwe Meet to Strengthen Healthcare to Control COVID 19
Cape Town, South Africa & Mumbai, Maharashtra, India : Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany conducted their first Video Conference Summit of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative (MFFLI) on 31st August 2020 to define and follow up on different joint programs that aims to advance public healthcare sector capacity and strengthen the […]
Read More →Change in Skill Development Programmes Post Covid-19
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) through National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is imparting on-line skilling through ‘e-SkillIndia’ platform in the midst of COVID-19 lockdown. Further, Ministry of Home Affairs has permitted the conduct of skill training programmes in physical form from September 21, 2020 onwards. Accordingly, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) has been issued […]
Read More →81% of India Inc. employers sensitise their workforce on mental and emotional well-being, reveals TimesJobs survey
New Delhi : A majority (81%) of India Inc. employers sensitised their workforce on mental and emotional well-being to help them cope up with COVID-19 induced anxiety, reveals a new survey done by TimesJobs. Around 25% of HR managers said that 30-40% of their employees were availing the well-being measures introduced by their respective organisations. TimesJobs […]
Read More →Harappa Education wins the Golden Award at Pallikkutam National Award for Startups in Education 2020
New Delhi : Harappa Education, India’s pioneering online learning institution, has won the Golden Award at Pallikkutam National Award for Startups in Education 2020. The award has been instituted by Rajagiri Media in association with Kerala Startup Mission to recognize disruptive and frugal innovations in education that can revamp the sector. The first-ever Pallikkutam National […]
Read More →Embassy REIT Receives British Safety Council’s Certification for Global Benchmark in COVID-19 Control Measures; Embassy REIT Welcomes Occupiers and Employees to #OfficeAgain
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India : Embassy Office Parks REIT (NSE: EMBASSY / BSE: 542602) (‘Embassy REIT’), India’s first listed REIT and the largest in Asia by area, has received the Global benchmark certification from the British Safety Council for health and safety practices implemented in controlling the spread of COVID-19 across its pan India operating office […]
Read More →NTA reopens application portal for Joint CSIR- UGC NET June 2020 Exam
New Delhi: COVID 19 Pandemic has prompted the National Testing Agency (NTA) to re-open the application portal of Joint CSIR-UGC NET June 20020 Exam again for few weeks. In view of the hardships faced by such students due to COVID -19, the NTA is now re-opening the online portal to submit online application form afresh […]
Read More →Industrial Training Institute, Berhampur files 3 Patents for COVID-19 related innovations;
In an ongoing effort to use its technical expertise to help curtail the spread of COVID-19, Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Berhampur has registered three of its innovative products developed to fight against the novel Coronavirus in the patent journal, attesting its inherent strength to be able to rise to any challenge. This will give priority […]
Read More →Internal Differences: A New Method for Seeing into Cells
New Delhi : Invading cells’ private space – prying into their internal functions, decisions and communications – could be a powerful tool that may help researchers develop new immunotherapy treatment for cancer. As reported in Cell, a research group at the Weizmann Institute of Science has developed a technology that enables them to see inside tens of thousands of […]
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